#34 Impact of Crazy Christmas Patents
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Chris looks at the history of a patent granted for a device intended to detect when Santa Claus is entering a house by way of the chimney. Some time is also given to a discussion about whether patents in the silly category are good or bad when it comes to the corresponding impact on the integrity of the broader patent system. 
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